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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of WatchGuard
Technologies, Inc. for the registration of 1,292,997 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 4, 2000, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for
the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 4, 2000
